Founders Curmudgeon's Better Half - Founders Brewing Company

ChadQuest

Illinois

4.43/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I <3 old Curmy, so i knew i had to try this. Boatshoes sent me a box with this.

Body is a auburn amber sunburst color. Thin cap that fades rather quickly.
The nose is awesome! (exclamation point) Full nose of maple sweetness and i love it. Alcohols and vanilla bourbons(plural).
My wife called out maple right away but she is a Canadian, which is commonly known to be cheating.
Flavors have more alcohol heat then the sweetness that the nose had, not bad at all i like heat it just tones down the richness a tad. bourbon is more upfront with oak. Maple and molasses are there in 2nd place. brown sugar. <3 this beer.
body is good, stops short of sticky, mild carbonation.

<3 great beer to sip on for 3 hours tonight. Boatshoes is going to get a nice box back, he better watch himself.

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2012 05:18:31 | More by ChadQuest

kbuzz

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +4.2%

05-19-2013 01:24:37 | More by kbuzz

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%

05-19-2013 00:38:51 | More by Photekut

itsthepleats

Ohio

4/5  rDev -7.4%

05-18-2013 18:23:12 | More by itsthepleats

myersk27

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -13.2%

05-17-2013 03:44:03 | More by myersk27

gueuzegossage

California

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%

05-15-2013 05:08:27 | More by gueuzegossage

BMart

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +4.2%

05-13-2013 17:01:51 | More by BMart

IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%

05-13-2013 03:06:35 | More by IMSPEAKNOENGLISH

yadehtsiyadot

Pennsylvania

4.95/5  rDev +14.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5

This forest is immensely dense. Foilage brushes against my legs as I make my way inward. I am at peace in this place. Light from beyond gleams through the trees, enveloping every blade of grass and every loose stick.

"This way", I hear a voice from the distance. Following it, I come across a great old maple tree. "What do you wish of me?" I question. "Share what I create by drinking from me", the old tree replies.

Reaching into my boot, I extract my pocket knife. Gently impaling the bark of the living wood, I open a prosperous floodgate. Scents of bourbon and maple encompass the forest. Pouring from the puncture is a beautiful, brown liquid.

"What is this?", I ponder. Reading my thoughts, the great maple replies, "This is you". "But I am me", I argue. "How can this be?" The old tree continues, "You are everything. But you divide yourself. You cut yourself in half, then quarters, then eigths, sixteenths, etc...forgetting what you truly are".

Confused, I bend down and take a gulp of the nectar. Everything is understood. This is me. This is my Better Half.

Serving type: bottle

05-12-2013 04:43:51 | More by yadehtsiyadot

stevec32

New York

3.75/5  rDev -13.2%

05-10-2013 00:20:15 | More by stevec32

beernads

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +4.2%

05-09-2013 05:45:49 | More by beernads

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -30.6%

05-08-2013 03:28:14 | More by tommyguz

chrisp450

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%

05-05-2013 14:55:16 | More by chrisp450

brandoman63

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +4.2%

05-05-2013 00:31:58 | More by brandoman63

dsaudio

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +4.2%

05-01-2013 01:41:25 | More by dsaudio

DStoked

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev -13.2%

04-29-2013 21:31:11 | More by DStoked

Jiatlas

Indiana

5/5  rDev +15.7%

04-29-2013 20:32:01 | More by Jiatlas

zachattack555

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -7.4%

04-28-2013 20:17:51 | More by zachattack555

SaxmanRick

Minnesota

5/5  rDev +15.7%

04-26-2013 16:40:24 | More by SaxmanRick

skaboom420

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -1.6%

04-26-2013 10:59:33 | More by skaboom420

randylangford

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +4.2%

04-26-2013 01:33:37 | More by randylangford

mnphish

Minnesota

4.56/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

On tap in MPLS at Pracna on Main on 4/25/13. Reviewed from fresh memory and a few notes.

It pours a very appealing caramel orange with little to no head, relatively hazy, just a very bright and warming hue.

It smells of tamed down bourbon and maple, followed by oak, vanilla, brown sugar, booze, and sweet dry fruit. Very inviting.

The taste follows nicely with a huge malt body, and sweet sugar fruits. The maple and bourbon aren't perhaps as big and dominating as i'd like, although it allows for more base beer flavor. Very impressive.

Medium body, light carbonation, massive oak, and light warming. Although the consensus is that this beer is on the downslope, I think it's drinking fantastic now and I bet it still tastes amazing in a few years.

Serving type: on-tap

04-26-2013 00:42:17 | More by mnphish

hollywood_15063

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +10%

04-25-2013 23:13:35 | More by hollywood_15063

LockeSD

New York

4/5  rDev -7.4%

04-25-2013 20:53:26 | More by LockeSD

supa0525

Michigan

5/5  rDev +15.7%

04-21-2013 16:08:13 | More by supa0525